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How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Medford, OR is $65,830. The 10th percentile is $48,960 and the 90th percentile is $92,140. Employment is 780.

Median annual wage

$65,830

10th percentile
$48,960
25th percentile
$59,170
Median
$65,830
75th percentile
$81,580
90th percentile
$92,140
Mean
$69,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $48,960 and the 90th percentile is $92,140. The difference is $43,180, which is 65.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,170 to the 75th at $81,580, covers $22,410.

The mean annual wage is $69,870, which sits above the median of $65,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Medford, OR median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,900, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.7% lower than the Oregon median of $77,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $64,900 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Medford, OR ranks 8th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Grants Pass, OR is 46 miles away, with a median of $74,260 and employment of 290. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,962, against $64,900 here.
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 105 miles away, with a median of $64,260 and employment of 1,090. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,268, against $64,900 here.
  • Redding, CA is 119 miles away, with a median of $83,780 and employment of 1,110. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,211, against $64,900 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.88% of wage-and-salary employment in Medford, OR (780 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Medford, OR is $65,830. The 10th percentile is $48,960 and the 90th percentile is $92,140. Employment is 780.

How does that compare with the national median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $63,970.

What is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay in Medford, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,830 is $64,900. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Medford, OR compare with nearby metros for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Grants Pass, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $74,260. Medford, OR ranks 8th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.